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Sterile Services Technician

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Sterile services technicians follow set procedures to decontaminate reusable surgical instruments and supply hospital workers with sterile equipment and material.

The Work

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Pay

The figures below are only a guide. Actual pay rates may vary, depending on:

Sterile services technicians are on the Agenda for Change pay scale. The current pay scales are from April 2022. They start on Band 2, £21,814 to £23,820 a year and after experience move up to Band 3, £23,914 to £25,808 a year. Supervisors are on Band 4, £25,914 to £28,187 a year.

Conditions

Workforce Employment Status

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Getting In

Most jobs are in the National Health Service (NHS), but there are also jobs in private or military hospitals. Vacancies appear within hospitals and in newspapers.

Workforce Education Levels (UK)

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Job Outlook Scotland

Employment

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Job Outlook Scotland and UK

  Scotland
2022
34302
0.4 %
RISE
2027
34435
  United Kingdom
2022
377416
3 %
RISE
2027
388740

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What Does it Take?

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Training

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Contacts

The following organisations may be able to provide further information.

Institute of Decontamination Sciences
Tel: 02039 598369
E-mail: admin@idsc-uk.co.uk
Website: http://www.idsc-uk.co.uk
Twitter: @IDScuk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/idscuk

NHS Scotland Careers
Website: http://www.careers.nhs.scot
Website (2): https://jobs.scot.nhs.uk/
Twitter: @NHSScotCareers

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